quartermaster
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quar·ter·mas·ter
(kwôr′tər-măs′tər)n. Abbr. QM
1. An officer responsible for the food, clothing, and equipment of troops.
2. A petty officer responsible for the steering of a ship.
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quartermaster
(ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə)n
1. (Military) an officer responsible for accommodation, food, and equipment in a military unit
2. (Nautical Terms) a rating in the navy, usually a petty officer, with particular responsibility for steering a ship and other navigational duties
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quar•ter•mas•ter
(ˈkwɔr tərˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər)n.
1. a military officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, food, etc., for a body of troops.
2. a petty officer having charge of a ship's helm and its navigating apparatus.
[1400–50]
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| Noun | 1. |  quartermaster - an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troopsarmy officer - an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer" |
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Translations
ضابِط التَّموين والإمدادات
proviantní důstojníkubytovací důstojník
kvartermester
szállásmester
ráîsmaîur
levazım subayı
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quartermaster
[ˈkwɔːrtərmɑːstər] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
quartermaster
n
(Mil) → Quartiermeister m
(Navy) → Steuermannsmaat m; quartermaster’s store → Versorgungslager nt
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quarter
(ˈkwoːtə) noun1. one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing. There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.
2. in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.
3. a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live. He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.
4. a direction. People were coming at me from all quarters.
5. mercy shown to an enemy.
6. the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg. a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.
7. the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.
8. one of four equal periods of play in some games.
9. a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.
verb1. to cut into four equal parts. We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.
2. to divide by four. If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.
3. to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay. The soldiers were quartered all over the town.
ˈquarterly adjective happening, published etc once every three months. a quarterly journal; quarterly payments.
adverb once every three months. We pay our electricity bill quarterly.
plural ˈquarterlies –noun a magazine etc which is published once every three months.
ˈquarters noun plural a place to stay especially for soldiers.
ˈquarter-deck noun the part of the upper deck of a ship between the stern and the mast nearest it.
ˌquarter-ˈfinal noun (often in plural) the third-last round in a competition.
ˌquarter-ˈfinalist nounˈquartermaster noun
an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc.
at close quarters close to; close together. The soldiers were fighting with the enemy at close quarters.
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